Kemenhub Says Passengers On All Public Transportation Has Rise Significantly Since D-5 Eid

JAKARTA - The Integrated Lebaran Transportation Post in 2022 noted that the movement of public transport passengers increased significantly compared to normal days starting on Wednesday 27 April 2022 or D-5 Lebaran.

"We predict that the increase will continue until the peak of going home is predicted to occur from today, Thursday 28 April to Saturday 30 April 2022," said Transportation Ministry Spokesperson Adita Irawati in a statement in Jakarta, quoted from Antara, Thursday, April 28.

Adita said the monitoring of the movement of homecoming passengers this year was carried out at 111 bus terminals, 16 ferry ports, 51 airports, 110 sea ports, and 13 Daop or Divre.

It is noted that temporary data on the number of passenger movements in all modes of public transportation continues to increase. On Monday 25 April 2022 (D-7) there were 474,285 passengers, on Tuesday 26 April 2022 (D-6) 476,429 passengers, and on Wednesday 27 April 2022 (D-5) yesterday 555,168 passengers.

As for in detail, the temporary data on passenger movements in each mode of transportation on 27 April 2022 (H-5) when compared to a normal day (16 April 2022) are as follows:

- On road transportation (bus transportation), the realization of the number of passengers on D-5 was 117,285 passengers, or an increase of 86.9 percent when compared to 62,760 passengers on normal days.

- In rail transportation, the realization of the number of passengers on D-5 was 90,448 passengers, or an increase of 87.0 percent when compared to a normal day of 48,372 passengers.

- In air transportation, the realization of the number of passengers on D-5 was 192,130 passengers, or an increase of 82.8 percent compared to normal days of 105,101 passengers.

- In sea transportation, the realization of the number of passengers on D-5 was 64,050 passengers, or an increase of 219.2 percent when compared to a normal day of 20,064 passengers.

- In ferry transportation, the realization of the number of passengers on D-5 was 91,255 passengers, or an increase of 64.3 percent when compared to a normal day of 55,525 passengers.

"As for the movement of private vehicles, based on data from Jasa Marga, the trend of increasing traffic leaving Jabotabek to the east via the Jakarta-Cikampek Toll Road in the direction of Cikampek continues," he concluded.